An invasive sheep population is threatening Texas' native bighorns.

Aoudad sheep have exploded in Texas-and native species are struggling.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large herd of aoudad move across the Texas landscape. Lone Star lawmakers recently added aoudads to the list of animals hunters ...

Invasive sheep are spreading and putting native bighorns at risk.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aoudad sheep populations have exploded 1,800 percent in Texas since 1963. “This is not a baa-a-ad bill,” Rep. Morales explained ...

A strain of sheep brought to Texas by former World War II soldiers who had served near the Barbary Coast of North Africa and saw them as game for hunters has thrived so well in their adoptive home ...

TEXAS, USA — Barbary sheep are massive beasts with large crescent horns and a mane that drapes from the bottom of their neck to their stomachs. Also known as aoudads, the animals are native to the ...

Both aoudad and bighorn sheep are important animals for Texas wildlife conservation and the state's economy. In West Texas, both animals are hunted as game, and some landowners make a significant ...

Barbary sheep are massive beasts with large crescent horns and a mane that drapes from the bottom of their neck to their stomachs. Also known as aoudads, the animals are native to the mountains of ...